Zhang Yu waited for the memorial to be finished before sending it forward. The memorial fell into the jade wall and disappeared.
After a short while, a golden light flew out from inside.
He grabbed it and looked at it. It was a talisman inlaid with gold and jade. He sent his consciousness into it. The contents of the memorial were on it, and there was a seal at the back.
This was the jade token of the memorial, which proved that he had delivered the memorial to Xuanting and accepted it by Xuanting. He could use this token to ask about the memorial in the future.
However, since Xuanting already knew about this, he did not need to ask any more questions.
After all, he had the power to do what he wanted. He could not care less about Xuan Zun.
He put away the jade token, and with a shift of his consciousness, he felt himself rising up again. In a trance, he was once again in front of the ice pit. Then, he reached out his hand, and the jade token flew up. After he caught it, he put it into his purple star pouch.
He sensed the time in the sky and realized that only a short while had passed. However, in reality, almost two days had passed since he had arrived.
He looked up at the starry clouds in the void behind him. His body flashed and he flew into the sky in a green rainbow surrounded by jade mist.
This time, he was not in a hurry to go back. Like last time, he walked around the area and asked Lord Bai Guojun to record the landscape. Only then did he return to the encampment.
Half a day later, he returned to the encampment of the Wei Clan.
This time, the Fu Clan and the Wei Clan returned together. Fortunately, they did not encounter any accidents along the way and returned safely a day ago. At this moment, when the soldiers in the encampment's plaza saw him, they all stopped what they were doing and saluted him.
Wei Lingying, Jin Xiaobai, and Sergeant Lin received the news and came to the main hall to wait for him. They greeted each other and sat down at the round table in the hall.
Wei Lingying said, "Zhang Xuanxiu, that Zuo Xuanxiu from the Fu clan's army sent a letter saying that he had already made an agreement with Zhang Xuanxiu regarding the matter of submitting the letter. We didn't dare to act on our own and have yet to reply to him."
Zhang Yu looked at the three and said, "Zuo Xuanxiu and I did have an agreement. The investigation this time is complicated and it is not appropriate to report it truthfully."
He removed some details that were not suitable to be mentioned and gave a general description of what he saw. He said, "This involves the cultivators of Shangchen. That is why Zuo Xuanting and I agreed. I will write a memorial later, General Wei can report it accordingly."
Wei Lingying said decisively, "Yes, we will report according to Xuanxiu's instructions." She immediately summoned a secretary and drafted a letter on the spot. Then, she stamped the letter and instructed someone to send it out.
After dealing with this matter, she turned to Jin Xiaobai and Sergeant Lin and said, "Xiaobai, Uncle Lin, the two of you can leave first. I have something to discuss with Xuanxiu alone."
Sergeant Lin and Jin Xiaobai had received her instructions beforehand. They stood up and bowed, then left the main hall. The guards standing around also retreated to the door, and the main hall suddenly became much more spacious.
Only now did Wei Lingying say, "Zhang Xuanxiu, there's something that the Wei clan army has been hiding from Zhang Xuanxiu. After careful consideration, I still have to explain it to Zhang Xuanxiu."
Zhang Yu looked at her and said, "General Wei, please speak."
Wei Lingying lowered her head and said, "Xuanxiu also knows that our Wei Clan Army suffered a serious setback. Cheng Xuanxiu, who was in charge of guarding the army, died in battle. The surviving elders were also seriously injured and could no longer stay in the army. Thus, this heavy burden was handed over to us juniors."
"At that time, the Wei Clan Army had already completed the mission entrusted to us by the Military Department. However, on the way back, the flying boat was attacked by dozens of armored soldiers and two evil cultivators.
These people were abnormally strong, and we were ambushed in midair. We were completely unprepared, so we were unable to gather our strength to fight back. Cheng Xuanxiu and the hundred armored soldiers took the initiative to stay behind and cover the retreat of the main group. However, when we returned, we only found their corpses. "
Speaking of this, her mood was inevitably a little downcast.
"Later, I found out that these people did not attack us for no reason. During the mission, Xuanxiu obtained something, but concealed the origin of this thing from our Wei Clan Army. Perhaps because the news was leaked, these people came to our Wei Clan Army."
At this moment, she walked to the side and pressed against the wall behind the hall. Under the surging spiritual radiance from her body, a one-foot radius area retreated, revealing a niche. She reached out with both hands and took out a simple and unadorned stone box that looked completely flawless.
Then, she walked back and gently placed it on the table.
She said, "This is the thing that Xuanxiu left behind. This contains the 'Longevity Dendrobium'. At that time, he obtained two stalks. He carried one with him, and arranged for Uncle Lin to send the other one back in advance. The stalk that he carried with him was taken away by those people. Only this has been kept in our army."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly and said, "So it's the Longevity Dendrobium. No wonder."
The Longevity Dendrobium was a very rare spiritual plant. Just by consuming its spiritual liquid, it could increase a mortal's lifespan by a hundred years.
However, this was not the most important thing. It was said that if the seeds of the Longevity Dendrobium were refined with other precious herbs, it could stimulate the spirituality of ordinary people. If someone in the mercenary army obtained this thing, the strength of the entire army would be greatly increased.
If a cultivator used it to refine medicine, he only needed to consume one to resist the invasion of the Outer Void Evil for a very long time. He did not need to spend so much effort to obtain military merits to exchange for precious herbs. It was no wonder that it attracted the attention of others.
Wei Lingying stretched out her hand and pressed lightly on the stone box, "After the Wei Clan Army suffered such heavy losses, most of the elites in the army died. Only a few elders survived. At that time, they suggested to open this thing and reorganize the Wei Clan Army. However, we could not open this stone box no matter what we did. This should be a restriction set by Xuanxiu."
When Zhang Yu heard this, a doubt in his heart was resolved.
Logically speaking, if Xuanxiu sacrificed his life for the Wei Clan Army, the Wei Clan Army should not be grateful to him and should be very respectful. However, in reality, Wei Lingying and the others did not have much respect for him. Instead, they were somewhat resentful. So this was the reason.
Wei Lingying took her hand back from the stone box and said, "However, I thought it through later. This might not be a bad thing. If the Wei Clan Army rises again in a short period of time, it is clearly telling those people that we still have the Longevity Dendrobium in our hands. Therefore, this thing has always been here."
She said seriously, "I know very well that the Wei Clan Army alone will not be able to protect this thing. Previously, it was also because of this thing that caused the disaster. Therefore, we are willing to entrust this thing to Xuanxiu."
Zhang Yu looked at her and said, "Did you find the people who attacked the Wei Clan Army?"
Wei Lingying shook her head and said, "We investigated later. These people seemed to have appeared out of thin air. We do not know their origins at all."
Zhang Yu's eyes flashed slightly. He thought for a moment and stood up from his seat. He stretched out his hand and the stone box fell into his hand. However, in the blink of an eye, the stone box that originally did not have a trace of a crack let out a soft sound. With a crack, it split into two halves.
What was revealed inside was a green stalk that looked like jasper. After a few breaths, a thin layer of clear mist floated out. It floated above the stone box and did not disperse.
At this moment, the ethereal sound of water droplets in a deep pool could be heard. This sound became more and more concentrated, like a drizzle. The mist turned into fine dew and floated down, nourishing the green stalk. After a while, the mist rose again and went back and forth.
Wei Lingying could not help but say, "So beautiful."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "This thing can be called the spiritual essence of Heaven and Earth." His gaze fell, and four drops of spiritual liquid floated over and flew into his astral pouch. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he closed the stone box.
He looked up and said, "General Wei, this dendrobium originally belonged to the Wei Clan Army. I will take four drops today. You can leave the rest in the army and give it to the soldiers."
Wei Lingying was stunned and said, "Xuanxiu, this …"
Zhang Yu said, "I am not being courteous with you. Since there were two stalks of this thing back then, the other stalk should still be in the hands of those people. I have some doubts about the origins of those people. Perhaps you can use this to lure them out. If you can find it, then I will accept this stalk."
Wei Lingying thought for a moment. With Zhang Yu here, if those people really came again, then perhaps they could avenge the Wei Clan Army. Thinking of this, her beautiful eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of sharpness, and she said, "Yes."
Zhang Yu nodded to her and said his goodbyes. After leaving the encampment, he directly returned to his own residence. He first fed Miao Danjun some pill powder, played with the little leopard cat for a while, and then stepped into the quiet room.
After sitting down, he took out the two things he obtained from the giant ship and placed them in front of him.
One was the bone fragment that the Yellow Dragon's Soul Essence was entrusted to, and the other was a jade box that Pei Yue used to store the spiritual treasure jade that suspended the Qi of his true body.
The Yellow Dragon's Soul Essence's combat ability was ordinary. If it was in its true dragon form, even if it was not strong enough, it could still contend with Xuan Zun's incarnation. However, after turning into a Soul Essence, it was much weaker. During the battle that day, it was easily subdued by him. Perhaps it would be useful in the hands of an ordinary cultivator, but it was of little value to him.
However, considering that this item was related to the cultivators of Shangchen, he felt that he could find some clues from it. Therefore, he could keep it for now, or perhaps he could show it a few times and lead this person to surface.
With this thought in mind, he immediately channeled his heart force into it. With Pei Yue's death, the aura within had naturally dissipated. This was already an ownerless object. In merely ten breaths, he had refined it once more.
At this moment, he called out in his mind, and in an instant, a Yellow Dragon with an illusory body appeared from within. However, under the restriction of his consciousness, it looked to be only a foot long. It circled around in the quiet room, emitting bursts of dragon roars.
With another turn of his consciousness, the Yellow Dragon dispersed, turned into a speck of light, and flew back into the bone fragment. After putting it away, his gaze fell on the jade box, and he reached out to open the box. However, after seeing the item inside, his expression changed slightly. This is …
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